Northern Tessellated Darter
Etheostoma olmstedi
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,550
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The tessellated darter (Etheostoma olmstedi) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is native to Canada and the United States. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the johnny darter, which it greatly resembles in general appearance.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Tessellated darter”.